Building Purple Heart Home In Glastonbury

Building Purple Heart Home In Glastonbury

STEPHEN DUNN, Hartford Courant

More than 60 volunteers, composed of veteran police officers, firefighters and construction trade union workers, will arrive Friday to frame, side and roof the home being built for Marine veteran and New Britain native Manny Jimenez, part of the Purple Heart Home project. On Thursday, a number of FDNY firefighters were on site working on the subfloor and planning out the massive weekend project. They are, from left to right: Ray Strong, Joe Cook and Kevin Bevilacqua.

More than 60 volunteers, composed of veteran police officers, firefighters and construction trade union workers, will arrive Friday to frame, side and roof the home being built for Marine veteran and New Britain native Manny Jimenez, part of the Purple Heart Home project. On Thursday, a number of FDNY firefighters were on site working on the subfloor and planning out the massive weekend project. They are, from left to right: Ray Strong, Joe Cook and Kevin Bevilacqua. (STEPHEN DUNN, Hartford Courant)

More than 60 volunteers, composed of veteran police officers, firefighters and construction trade union workers, will arrive Friday to frame, side and roof the home being built for Marine veteran and New Britain native Manny Jimenez, part of the Purple Heart Home project. On Thursday, a number of FDNY firefighters were on site working on the subfloor and planning out the massive weekend project. They are, from left to right: Ray Strong, Joe Cook and Kevin Bevilacqua.